SpotBeams - 2007

SpotBeam California - 2007

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December 17, 2007

Elon Musk: Inc's Entrepreneur of the Year
CTE Summit, January 15, Sacramento
Space Leaders Elected
$1.75M in NASA Prizes; Team Registration Open
Save the Date: CSA's California Space Week Washington DC, March 3-7
California Space Day Sacramento, May 13
CSA 2007 Policy/Legislative Survey Now Available
Baseline "State of Space Enterprise in CA" Survey
ASA Hearing on Export Controls, March 11
GrantStation Membership fo $159 through December 19
First Lunar Prize Registrant Announced at CA Summit
No-Cost Export Compliance Training, January 21
CSI and SS/L Collaborate on COTS Pursuit
Bill Introduced to Mitigate ITAR Consequences
Save the Date: SMC Industry Days, April 15-17
CSA Communicates California Space Enterprise Message to Presidental Candidates
Republican Candidates Debate Civil Space Issues
AIAA 3rd Space Exploration Conference, February 26-28
Antelope Valley Board of Trade Business Outlook, February 29
Space Means Business
We Can't Wait for the Next Sputnik
Reps. Calvert and Jones Introduce Legislation to Provide for NASA Sponsorship Opportunities
Lockheed Martin Invites Media to Ceremony Dedicating New Space Exploration Development Laboratory for Orion and Constellation
ITAR Seminar in San Diego, January 16
Active Surveys

November 28, 2007

CSA's Annual Membership Meeting December 4
CSA Board Election Ballots Due November 30
$1.75M in NASA Prizes; Team Registration Open
Lt. Governor John Garamendi Announces Members of the CA Comission for Economic Development Aerospace Advisory Committee
Upcoming Collaborative/Group Meetings
CSA 2007 Policy/Legislative Survey Now Available
Lean for the Supply Chain, March 11-13
QuakeFinder Quarterly Newsletter, October 1
Federal and State Legislative Staffers Tour California Space Enterprise Facilities During Transforming Space 2007 Conference
CSA, El Camino College CITD Are Represented at the Asia Aerospace Exposition & Congress
Space Exploration: A Frontier for American Collaboration
West Coast Venture Capital Conference, March 10-11
General Officer Announcement
California State Bill Tracking Reports Updated
Space Systems/Loral Featured on PBS
California Teacher of the Year
Harman and Calvert Open Conference
Conference Presentations Posted
Governor Schwarzenegger Urges Federal Government to Promote U.S. Economic Growth by Expanding Free Trade
See All Conference Press Releases
4th Modernized GPS Satellite Built By Lockheed Martin Launched Successfully
Modernized GPS Built by Lockheed Martin Ready for Launch from Cape Canaveral
Sea Launch Vessels Awarded Port of Long Beach Green Flags
2007 State Legislative/Policy Recap
A Runway for Space Tourism
LA Suppliers Forum Filled to Capacity
Boeing Commits Historic Santa Susana Site to Open Space
Congressional Letter in Support of NASA's 50th Anniversary
Active Surveys

October 9, 2007

Transforming Space 2007, November 5-8
General Chilton Confirms Participation In Transforming Space 2007
Space Pioneer Shana Dale to Speak At Transforming Space 2007 Conference
Conference Opps for New Space Professionals
What Do I Wear in Space?
CSA Annual Member Meeting, December 4
Senate Approves $1B in Emergency Funds for NASA
Supplier Transformation Forum, October 24
Space Tourism Is a Hot Ticket; Consumer Space Travel Is Rife With Stories
Beale AFB Vies for Cyber Command
Space Information Labs Open House, November 17; Special Showing of "Wonder Of It All"
CSEWI: Dr. Jack Gregg Selected for Top Position
Space Investment Summit 3, December 5-7
Chris Hoeber, Janice Dunn and Lt. Gov. Brian Dubie Discuss Export Control Issues in Palo Alto
Lockheed Martin Awarded NASA Contract To Design and Build Solar Ultraviolet Imager for GOES-R Satellite Series
Corbin Bleu Gravitates To Helping Weightless Flights of Discovery Program
2008 Regolith Excavation Challenge Is Underway
Ballots for CSA Board Election Mailed
New CSA Member Profile: AEi Systems

September 19, 2007

Transforming Space 2007, November 5-8
2007 SpotBeam Award Winners Announced
"Back To The Future" Theme Highlights Transforming Space 2007 Conference
Save the Date: CSA Annual Member Meeting, December 6
62 Mile Club's Kick-off Event, October 4
CSA Board Nominations Open through September 29
Science Teachers Take Flight in Zero-Gravity as Part of Northrop Grumman Foundation Weightless Flights of Discovery
Meet with US DoC Regarding China, October 5 in Los Angeles
CSA's 2007 Coin Design Announced
Small Business Faire and Conference Vandenberg AFB
WIRED California Innovation Corridor, October 24; Multiple Prime Supplier Network Transformation Forum
Dr. Sally Ride To Be Keynote Speaker at Annual Economic Summit, September 28
Sea Launch Takes Delivery of Zenit-3SL Rocket Stages
South Bay Economic Forecast Conference, October 31
Lockheed Martin Team Shifts Into Production Effort to Add GPS Demonstration Signal
Lockheed Martin-Built JCSAT-11 Satellite Ready for Launch from Baiknour Cosmodrome
Governor Postpones Trade Mission to India
Cal Poly SLO Sweeps Human Powered Vehicle Contest
NASA Ames Education Division Chief
Tinkering Day, November 3
Registration Opens for World's Largest Rocket Contest
CSEWI Executive Director Position Is Open
Advanced Manufacturing Forum, October 5
Global Space and Technology Convention, February 19-24
Exostar Outlook Summit, October 9
Strategic Space and Defense Conference
International Symposium for Personal Spaceflight
X-PRIZE Cup

August 14, 2007

Governor Schwarzenegger Commends Space Shuttle Launch
California Attends Recent Shuttle Launch
CSA Condolences to the Scaled Composites' Family
Scaled Family Support Fund
Transforming Space 2007, November 5-8
Collaboratives and Working Groups to Meet
Business Development, Retention and Growth (BDRG)
CSEWI: Education and Workforce Development (EWD)
CAEL 2007 International Conference, November 8-10
CSEWI: Articles to Launch Magazine
SpotBeam Award Nominations Are Open, Due August 17
CSA Board of Directors Nominations Due September 29
Californias Cheer State Daughters On Shuttle Endeavour; CSA Members Rally To Attend Launch
California Governor and Top Leaders Praise Astronauts
CSEWI: Take Action!
Space Water Cools Thirst, Not Enthusiasm, for Space Shuttle Launch
Lockhered Martin-built Phoenix Spacecraft Lifts Off for Nine Month Voyage To Mars
Save the Date: CSA Annual Member Meeting, December 6
Needed: Executive Assistant for StarBuzz Enterprises
Rep. Calvert Introduces Legislation to Add Neil Armstrong's Name to NASA Center
Space Generation Congress (SGC), September 20-22
Online Registration Now Open for $9,000 Pete Conrad Spirit of Innovation Award
ISS National Laboratory Workshop, October 2-4
Experience NASA; Ames Education Associates Program
NASA Extends Space Shuttle Main Engine Contract
CSEWI: California Students Claim Team America Rocketry Challenge Title
The NASA History Division and the National Air and Space Museum History Division: 50th Anniversary of the Space Age
Volunteer for AIAA's Space 2007 Education Alley
Governor Schwarzenegger Trade Mission to India
Lockheed Martin Completes Key End-to-End Test of Space Based Infrared System
NASA Awards Upper Stage Engine Contract for Ares Rockets to Pratt and Whitney Rocketdyne
CSEWI: NASA Explorer Schools Applications Available
Sea Launch Awaits Delivery of New Gas Deflector
First Lockheed Martin-built GPS Satellite Marks 10 Years in Service
CSEWI: CSA Supports Space Exploration Academies in Oakland
CSA Supports Full Funding of ETP Budget
Lockheed Martin Team Submits Proposal to Design and Build U.S. Air Force's TSAT Space Segment
AirLaunch LLC, DARPA, andU..S. Air Force Kick Off Phase 2C
CSEWI: Cal Poly SLO Moves to 15th in Number of Women Engineering Undergraduate Degrees
Lockheed Martinm Wins Launch Support Contract
CSEWI: Letter of Intent Due September 29 for 2008 Sutdent Reduced Gravity Experiment Opportunity
CITD Booth at Asian Aerospace Expo, Hong Kong, September 3-6
Active Surveys
Previously Announced Events

July 13, 2007

Transforming Space 2007, November 5-8
Collaboratives and Working Groups to Meet by Webinar
Small Business Group (SBG) Webinar
Business Development, Retention, and Growth Collaborative (BORG)
Public and Policymaker Awareness Collaborative (PPA)
California Space Industrial Base Vitality (CSIBV); Space Manufacturing Group (SMG); Supply Chain Industry Advisory Group (SCIAG)
Summer 2007 Issue of SpaceBound Available
Fifty Years of Atlas Launches Reunion, July 21
SOFIA Debuts at NASA Dryden
"Educator-Astronaut" Barbara Morgan To Make History
CubeSat Developers' Workshop Presentations Available
Lockheed Martin-built ASTRA IL Satellite Beings Service for SES ASTRA Customers
STEP 8 Conference, October 3-4
American Medical Association (AMA) Endorses NASA's Space Exploration Program
New Mission Given to Lockheed Martin-built STARdust Spacecraft
CITD Booth at Asian Aerospace Expo, Hong Kong, September 3-6
"Asia--Ready for Challenge", September 18-20
State Lawmakers Slice Away Career Technical Education Funding
NASA's New Outreach Plan
US DoC: Export Regulation Course, August 15-16
Quintron Supports Multiple Launch Programs on Both Coasts
Wyle to Prepare Virgin Galactic's First Passengers for Maiden Spaceflight Voyage
Lockheed Martin-led Team Completes Integrated Baseline Review for Space Radar
Hydrogen Pressurization of LOX: High Risk/High Reward (Preprint)
Hilton LAX Hotel Workers Send Thanks to CSA
Looking for Someone at NASA?
Active Surveys
- STEM Inventory Survey
- Supply Chain/Manufacturing Survey
Previously Announced Events

June 25, 2007

Governor Schwarzenegger Welcomes Home Space Shuttle Atlantis' STS-117 Crew
Transforming Space 2007, November 5-8
CSA Recognizes Italian Launch
BTH and CSA Video Captures California Innovation History
AFA State Convention, June 29-30
Los Angeles Valley College Advanced Manufacturing and Technology Institute Annual Job Fair, June 27
Space Foundation Taking ITAR Survey
XCOR Aerospace Attracts Angel Investment
San Diego Air & Space Museum Astronaut Forum, July 21
Third Pair of Massive Lockheed Martin Solar Arrays to be Launched to International Space Station
Pictures and Talking Points Posted from CSA's Space Day Sacramento, May 2
Lockheed Martin Set to Deliver BSAT-3a and JCSAT-11 Spacecraft in 3rd Quarter of 2007
Navy Small Business Opportunity Conference, August 14-15
Inaugural Navy Small Business and Mentor-Protégé Training Conference, July 10-12
Lockheed Martin Team Shifts Into Production Phase of U.S. Navy's Mobile User Objective System (MUOS)
Sea Launch Concludes Investigation of Launch Failure
CSA Continues to Fight the Battle in Favor of Career Technical Education (CTE) Reform
Lunar Commercial Communications: Providers and End-Users Workshop, July 27
AlvinSat: a Second Grade "PongSat" Story
WIRED Success Stories
Active Surveys
- STEM Inventory Survey
- Supply Chain/Manufacturing Survey
Previously Announced Events

June 4, 2007

STEM Inventory Survey
Transforming Space 2007, November 5-8
Lockheed Martin Team Successfully Completes Major Design Review for TSAT Program
Rep. Calvert Gets Seat on Appropriations
Reminder: Supply Chain Survey
Air Force Week, Sacramento, CA, June 4-10
Letter from the County of Santa Barbara Proclaiming May 18 as Space Enterprise Day
State Bill Tracking
NASA Deputy Administratior Shana Supports Space Exploration As First Step Toward National Innovation Prosperity
21st Annual Conference on Small Satellites, August 13-16, 2007
4th Annual CubeSat Developers' Summer Workshop, August 11-12
43rd AIAA/ASME/SAE/ASEE Joint Propulsion Conference and Exhibit, July 8-11
Succeeding in India, Aerospace Defense, June 6
Caltech and GALCIT's Homer Joe Stewart Passes Away
Large Aerospace Companies Send Letter to Congressional and Appropriations Committee Leaders in Support of Topline Increase for NASA
Small Spacecraft Industry Day at NASA Ames, June 27
"Fun with Flight" at the CA Museum, July 28
New CSA Member Profile: RT Logic
Letter of Support from Senator George Runner
California, Maryland Cohost Space Science Roundtable on Capitol Hill, May 11
UK Department of Trade and Industry Spring 2007 Collaborativev R&D Competition
Space Medicine Program/Partnership Includes Wyle Labs
MSV, Sea Launch Contract to Launch Next-Generation Satellite
Fillmore and North Hills Schools Join Unique Partnership with NASA
Space Systems/Loral Awarded Contract to Build High-Power Satellite for SES New Skies
NASA's SOFIA to be Rededicated on Historic LIndbergh Anniversary
MUST Scholarship Project
Latest Group of NASA Solar System Ambassadors Ready for Liftoff
Governor Schwarzenegger Issues Statement of UC Winning Contract to Operate Lawrence Livermore Laboratory
Downloadable Paper Models of Space Craft

May 7, 2007

NASA Regolith Excavation Centennial Challenge, May 12
Worden, Tanous to Attend Sixth NASA Centennial Challenge Event, May 12
California Supply Chain Survey
Governor Schwarzenegger Gives Warm Greeting to Astronaut Buzz Aldrin and CSA
Maryland Space Business Roundtable, May 11
STEM Inventory Survey
Transforming Space 2007, November 6-9
National Strategy and the Civil Space Program
CSA's Aquarius Economics Study Video
Reminder: Supply Chain Survey
CA-approved Space Seeds Curriculum for Grades 3-5
SAVE THE DATE: October 24
Lockheed Martin Receiving $14M Annual Support Contract for the U.K.'s Trident Missile Program
Santa Barbara Space Enterprise Day, May 18
Congresswoman Matsui Praises Passage of Bill to Increase Pipeline of Math anc Science Teachers
Plan Afoot to Rename NASA Dryden After Neil Armstrong
Economic Impact of Vandenberg Air Force Base on Two-County Area
RP Tests Prototype Small Launch Vehicle Upper Stage Engine
Top 15 Companies Win CA Innovation Award
California Space Enterprise Returns to Capitol Hill
Relevant Federal Legislation, Updated 4/27/07
Rep. Calvert to Introduce Legislation in Support of NASA Prizes
California Technology Fair at CeBIT Asia 2007
Governor Schwarzenegger Statement on Death of Congresswoman Juanita Millender-McDonald
CSA Space Week in DC Photos Posted
Galaxy Ball, June 2
Oak Middle School "Student-built" Decelerator Flight Test Unit #6 Takes to the Air from Kodiak Launch Complex, Alaska
Succeeding in India Workshops
Letter of Support from the Lompoc Unified School District
Fresh Voices Join CSA Board

April 11, 2007

CSA Space Day in Sacramento, May 2
The California Technology 100 Conference
DoL Lauds CSA of WIRED Grant as "Model" for Nation
SMC Industry Days, April 17-19
California Space Enterprise Strategic Plan Implementation
Upcoming Collaborative Meetings
New Space Professionals Working Group (NSPWG)
California Supply Chain Survey
STEM Inventory Survey
Satellites & Education Conference XX, August 9-11
AR Tech Receives AS-91000 Registration
Progress on the Sea Launch Investigation and Recovery
Lunar Commercial Communications: Providers and End-Users Workshop, July 27
Transforming Space 2007, November 6-9
NASA Regolith Excavation Centennial Challenge, May 12
CSEWI Releases RFP for STEMCAP
Intermediate Space Challenge, May 4
The 6th Annual Aerospace Outlook Conference 2007
Santa Barbara Space Enterprise Day, May 18
Space: The Next Five Years, June 4-5
Yuri's Night: The World Space Party, April 12
NASA Announces Aeronautics Research Opportunities
NASA Response to the National Aeronautics R&D Policy
CalTech Joins MIT and Stanford as Top Engineering School
Clovis Technology Conference, October 29 - November 1
50 Years in Space, September 20-21

March 16, 2007

California Space Day Sacramento, May 2
California Tech 100, April 24-25
Governor Invites CSA and CSEWI to Career Tech Summit
New CSEWI Board of Directors Member: Dr. Lisa Curtin
Transforming Space 2007, November 6-9
AR Tech, Division of A&R Tarpaulins, Inc. Receives Award from Lockheed Martin
NASA Ames to Host International Space University (ISU) 2009 Summer Session
SMC Industry Days, April 17-19
California RoboChallenge!, May 12
4th Annual Space Day Celebration, San Diego Air & Space Museum, May 12
US/UK Aviation and Defense Business Leadership Conference (ADBLC), May 21-22
Space 2007, September 18-20
California Space Center (SCS): KVEC Radio Interview with Janice Dunn
Small Payload Rideshare Workshop, May 23-24
2007 CubeSat Developers' Workshop, April 19-21
TechHorizons Conference, May 15-16
Air Force Retiree "Fishes" for New Recruits
Governor Schwarzenegger Urges Federal Funding to Fight Terrorism and Save Jobs
New CSA Member Profiles
JPL Annual Invention Challenge - 2006
CSEWI Welcomes Daphne Dador

February 16, 2007

International Business Issue Forum, February 22
California Space Week Wasington DC, March 20-22
Sponsorship Opportunities for Space Week and Space Day
California space Day in Sacramento, May 2
California Tech 100, April 24-25
Quintron Receives Frost & Sullivan Product Innovation of the Year Award
Successfull Engine Test Fire at XCOR
SMC Industry Days, April 17-19
CSA Member SpaceDev Runs Successful Test On New Hybrid Motor
JPL Suppliers Conference February 21
The Tech Awards, Nominations Due March 26
K-12 AIM Educators Launch Conference, April 24-25
CSA Is Getting REAL on Education
CSEWI Resource Guide
Committee on Science and Technology News
STEMCAP Working Group Forum - May 19
International Business Matchmaking, June 5-7
California Innovation Corridor Entrepreneur Summit
RFP: Earth System Science Education Alliance
9th Annual NIH SBIR/STTRE Conference, Las Vegas, Nevada, February 26-27
Odyssey Launch Platform En Route to Home Port
Astronauts Reveal Thoughts in Journals
El Camino Offers Aerospace Export Training and Enabler Program (ETEP)
Intermediate Space Challenge

January 22, 2007

International Business Issue Forum, February 22
California Space Week Washington DC, March 20-22
Sponsorship Opportunities for Space Week and Space Day
California Space Day in Sacramento, May 2
NANOWorld Forum, January 24
Association for Strategic Planning (ASP) Sixth Annual National Conference, February 27
19th Annual Jet Propulsion Labgoratory (JPL) High-Tech Conference for Small Business, March 6-7
STEMCAP Working Group Forum, May 19
WESTEC 2007 Exposition & Conference, March 26-29
International Business Matchmaking, June 5-7
California Innovation Corridor Entrepreneur Summit
2007 CSA Board of Directors and Officers
2007 CSEWI Board of Directors and Officers
ISCe 2007, June 4-7
2007 US/UK Aviation and Defefnse Business Leadership Conference (ADBLC), May 21-23
K-12 Teacher Launch Conferences
Position Available at CSEWI
El Camino College Offers Aerospace Export Training and Enabler Program (ETEP)
GeneSat-1 Off to Good Start
Transforming Space 2006 Conference Photos
Space Foundation Honors the California Institute of Technology with Jack Swigert Award for Space Exploration
Governor Schwarzenegger Delivers State of the State Address
California Space Enterprise Strategic Plan 2007-2010
Intermediate Space Challenge
Star Wars: Where Science Meets Imagination
TechEd 2007, March 25-28
Two of Four NASA Selectees for Mars Mission Studies from California
Winter 2007, Volume 21 of SpaceBound!
Quintron to Exhibit at West 2007
Governor Schwarzenegger Continues California's Leadership in Career Technical Education
New Space Tourism Facility: Sacramento State Science and Space Center
Governor Schwarzenegger Unveils Strategic Initiative to Keep California at the Forefront of Innovation
Recent Federal Space Policy Legislation
President Bush Signs Executive Order Establishing National Aeronautics Research & Development Policy
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